The riches of Gods love unto the vessels of mercy, consistent with his absolute…The riches of Gods love unto the vessells of mercy, consistent with his absolute…

In Good things God doth work, both that they are, and that they are good, in evil things he works only that they are, not that they are evill. Hugo de sancto Victore 1. De sacr. 4. p. 13. When we say God willeth that which is good, it sounds well; but if we say God willeth evil it is harsh to ears, neither doth a pious mind admit of the good God, that he willeth evil, for hereby he thinks the meaning is that God loves and approves of that which is evil, & therefore the pious mind abhors it, not because that which is said is not well said, but because that which is well said is not well understood. To these I add the testimony of Bradwardine at large. A man reputed so pious in those days, that the Kings prospe ous success in those days was chiefly imputed unto his piety; who followed him in his wars in France as Preacher in the camp. In the last place I make answer to the Sophistical arguments of Aquinas and Durandus, and the frothy disputation of Valentianus, all of them standing to maintain the contrary. Now let every sober Christian judge of this Authors proposition, when he saith that If God doth will and procure sin &c. he is worse then the Devil. For I have made it evident by variety of Scripture testimonies, by reason, and also with the concurrence of diverse learned Divines; that it is Gods will that sin should come to pass, even the horrible outrages committed against the holy Son of God were before determined by Gods hand and counsel. Now what follows herehence by this Authors discourse; but that the holy Apostles yea and the Spirit of God do make God worse then the Devil. So little cause have we to be impatient, when such horrible blasphemies are laid to our charge, when we consider what honourable compartners we have in these our sufferings. Yet see the vanity of this consequence represented most evidently; For albeit the will of Gods decree be powerful & effectual and irresistible, and consequently every thing decreed thereby shall come to pass powerfully, effectually, irresistibly, yet this respects only the generality of the things eveniency, not the manner how For only things necessary shall by this irresistible will of God, come to pass necessarily: But as for contingent things, they by the same irresistible will of God shall come to pass also; but how? not necessarily but contingently;

In Good things God doth worke, both that they are, and that they are good, in evill things he workes onely that they are, not that they are evill. Hugo de sancto Victore 1. De sacr. 4. p. 13. When we say God willeth that which is good, it sounds well; but if we say God willeth evill it is harsh to eares, neither doth a pious mind admit of the good God, that he willeth evill, for hereby he thinkes the meaning is that God loves and approves of that which is evill, & therefore the pious mind abhorres it, not because that which is said is not well said, but because that which is well said is not well understood. To these I adde the testimony of Bradwardine at large. A man reputed so pious in those dayes, that the Kings prospe ous successe in those dayes was cheifly imputed unto his piety; who followed him in his warres in France as Preacher in the camp. In the last place I make answer to the Sophisticall arguments of Aquinas and Durandus, and the frothy disputation of Valentianus, all of them standing to maintaine the contrary. Now let every sober Christian judge of this Authors proposition, when he saith that If God doth will and procure sin &c. he is worse then the Devill. For I have made it evident by variety of Scripture testimonyes, by reason, and also with the concurrence of diverse learned Divines; that it is Gods will that sin should come to passe, even the horrible outrages committed against the holy sonne of God were before determined by Gods hand and counsell. Now what followes herehence by this Authours dicourse; but that the holy Apostles yea and the Spirit of God do make God worse then the Devill. So little cause have we to be impatient, when such horrible blasphemyes are layd to our charge, when we consider what honourable compartners we have in these our sufferings. Yet see the vanity of this consequence represented most evidently; For albeit the will of Gods decree be powerfull & effectuall and irresistable, and consequently every thing decreed thereby shall come to passe powerfully, effectually, irresistibly, yet this respects onely the generality of the things eveniency, not the manner how For onely things necessary shall by this irresistible wil of God, come to passe necessarily: But as for contingent things, they by the same irresistable will of God shall come to passe also; but how? not necessarily but contingently;